Doll perambulator



Jan. 18, 1955 ||l SEBEL 2,699,952

DOLL PERAMBULATOR Filed Feb. 28, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet l Ly* W '55 YINVEN-rof? Harry Sebe ATTO RNEY Jan. 18, 1955 H, SEBEL- 2,699,952

DOLL PERAMBULATOR Filed Feb. 28, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lNVEN-TO RHarv-ySebel ATTORNEY lUnited States Patent @n 2,699,952 VPatented Jan.V18, Y1955 ice 2,699,952 DOLL lPERAMBULATO'R `Harry SebeL London,England, assig'ii'orto `D.v Se'lieland Company Limited, Erith, England,a' British company Application February 28,1951, Serial No. 213,268'Claims priority, application Great -Britain April 14, 1950 9 Claims.(Cl. 280-47.1)

The present invention relates to wheeledy toys more iparticularly toyperambulators, pushcaits andlike vehicles and has for an object toA'provide an improved con-struc vtion for'such toys whereby a doll ortoy animal when accommodated in the perambulator or push-cart is causedt'o move relative to the body of the vehicle as the vehicle is' wheeledalong.

` Constructions are known'in which a dollvorothertoy iigure secured toand forming part of a toy -perambulator or like vehicle is caused tomove' as the vehicle is moved along but it is an object of the presentinventionv to provide a mechanism in a toy perambulator, push-cart orlike vehicle whereby a doll or toy animal, not forming part of'thevehicle, when placed within the body of the'perambulator or upon theseat of the push-cart is caused to move lautomatically as theperambulator or puch-cart is wheeled along.

It is a further object of the-invention to provide' means whereby thesaid mechanism isrendered inoperative atV the will of the user of thetoy.

Itis a still further object of the invention'to provide further meansvwhereby, when the perarnbulator orpushcart is stationary, the saidmechanism 'is manually operable by the user of the toy.

,According to the invention there is provided a toy perambulator,push-cart or like wheeled` vehicle in which the bodyv of the vehicleincludes a support' for a doll or like toy figure, extraneous to the toyvehicle itself, and'haviiig a mechanism for moving said support relativeto the body, said mechanism being operatively connected. to the groundengaging wheels of the vehicle whereby said doll or like toy figure,when placed within the body ofthe vehicle in engagement with saidsupport, is caused to move relative to the body as the vehicle is movedalong the ground.

According to a further feature of the invention ameans `isprovided forrendering inoperative said mechanism, `said means comprising a movablemember connectedto's'aid mechanism whereby with the member 1n oneposition the Ymechanism is operatively connected to thewheels and withthe member in another position the'mechanisrn isdisconnected from thewheels of the vehicle.

According to a still further featureof theinvention a 'further means isprovided whereby, when 'the vehicle is stationary, movement of the saidmovable member from vsaid one position to said other position eifectsmovement of `said base relative to the body.

The invention will now be described with referenceto the accompanyingdrawings illustrating variousV embodiments of the invention as appliedto a toy perambulator.

.rear end of the chassis of the pei'ambulator showing a further modifiedconstruction; and

YFigure 6 is a sectionltaken along the line VI-VI of I lFigure Referringto the drawings, the perambulator comprises Ya chassis having a vpair of'spaced parallel longitudinal,

'members land l2 supported upon a pair'of front wheels fo'r example, issecured to the members 1 and Zbymeans of lugs '8 secured as by Aweldingfor example to the members and to the sides 9-of'the'body.lThebodyisope'n at the'top' and bottom,`the ends 10 being curvedinwardly at their lower portions -to "conform tothe curvature oftheendzedges of the sides 9.

Within the b'ody 'adjacent the bottom thereof is-a base lladaptedtofbeoscillatedin al manner to Ybe hereinafter described about itslongitudinal axis. The perimeterg'of the Vbase'is joined to the upperperimeter of the body by means of exible material 12,"s`uch-fasfclothforexample, to forin a receptacle 13 in which a doll may be placed, theiiexible-material 12 permitting the base to oscillate and otherwise'movewith respect to the lbody,-asabout to "be described. p

The base is pivotally supported at its forward endv by means of a pin 14extending centrally of the end of the base and loosely journalled ina'stirrup 15 secured at each end to the chassis members 1 and 2.

At its vrear end the base is supported upon rollers `16 Vwhichengage'with cams `V17 secured to the rear axle 6.

The rollers 16 are journalled in brackets 18 secured to the underside ofthe base and the cams 17 yare diametrically opposed, that is, angularlydisplaced substantially about the axis of the shaft 6, so that as theVshaft 6A rotates when the perambulator is wheeled along the rollers 16will be aiternately moved upwardly bythe cams'17=to produce a rockingmovement of the base 11 about its longitudinal axis.

A further pin 18a, Fig. l, extends centrally of the rear end of the baseand is journalled in a stirrup 19 extending transversely of the chassisand connected at eachend b y a pivot 20 to one end of a lever 21 pivotedintermediate its length as at 22 to the chassis member 1 or 2. Pivotedvto the other end of the respective levers 21 is alink 23 also pivotallyconnected to the inwardly directed end portions 24 of the handle 25which is pivoted at each side as at 26 to the chassis members 1 and 2respectively.

It will be apparentl that by rocking the` upper end of the handle 2S ina forward direction, th'e stirrup "1-9 Vwill be raised bylevers 21vwhich are caused to pivot due to the downwardpull on links 23 by theend portions 24 ofthe handle. The stirrup 19 by rising lifts the rearend ofthe base and the rollers 16 are lifted'out of engagement with thecams 17 so that although the perambulator is wheeled along, no rockingmovementy of the base takes-place.

The frontsupporting pin 14 is loosely pivoted in the stirrup Y15 topermit the rear end of'theba'se to be raised and lowered by means vofthe stirrup 19.

In-order tostabilize the base when the handle is in the forwardposition, the pinlSa (Figurela) has secured-to its free end lahorizontal cross piece27 forming a T. Secured to the inside of the rearendl 10 of the body is sa bracketf28 which is adapted to engage thecross-piece 27 when the stirrup 19 is raised, thereby constituting alimiting stop to the upward movement of the rear end of the base andmaintaining it substantially horizontal transversely of theperambulator.

It will likewise be apparent that when the perambulator is stationary,rocking of the handle 25 about its pivots 26 will cause the rollers 16of lthe base to be raised and lowered out of and into engagement withthe cams 17. Because the cams are angularly displaced about the axle therollers 16 come into engagement with the cams in succession, therebycausing the base to rock about its pivots. In the case that theperambulator stops with both of the cams in the horizontal position asshown in the drawing, it` would be necessary to move-the perambulatorslightly forward or backward in order to rotate the cams to raise one ofthe rollers 16 before effecting-the rocking action by means of thehandle 25.

In' the modified construction shown in Figures 3 and 4,

`.the base is supported near itsvrear end by a stirrup 29 Rocking of thebase about the pivot 31 is elected by means of a rod 32 loosely pivotedat its upper end in a bracket 33 secured to the underside of the base toone side of the longitudinal centre line thereof. The lower end of therod is connected to a crank 34 formed in a shaft 35 journalled at eachend in the lower portions of the handle. The shaft 35 has mountedthereon a driven wheel 36 adapted to ybe frictionally driven by adriving wheel 37 mounted on the rear shaft of the perambulator.

Thus, as the perambulator is wheeled along, the wheel 37 drives thewheel 36 and shaft 35 which, by means of the crank 34 and rod 32, causesthe base to oscillate.

By moving the upper end of the handle forwardly, the wheel 36 will bemoved out of engagement wit-h the wheel 37 to render inoperative therocking of the base by the rod 32 and by moving the handle backwards andforwards while the perambulator is stationary, the rear portion of thebase will be raised and lowered by the stirrup 29, the wheels 36 and 37being moved into and out of engagement without rocking the base.

In the further modified construction shown in Figures and 6, theoscillatable base is pivotally supported at its rear end in an upright38 attached to a cross member 39 secured to chassis members 40 and 41.

The base is rocked about its pivots lby means of a rod 42 looselyconnected at one end by a pin to a bracket 43 secured to the undersideof the base at one side of the longitudinal centre line thereof and atits other end, to a crank 44 formed in a shaft 45 journalled at each endin arms 46 pivoted intermediate their length upon the rear axle of theperambulator. Also secured on the shaft 45 is a pinion 47 adapted to beengaged by a rack 48 on an arcuate extension of one arm of an L-shapedmember 49 rotatably mounted on the rear axle of the perambulator. Theother arm 50 of the L-shaped member carries a roller 51 adapted toengage a cam 52 secured to a driven pulley 53 rotatably mounted upon aspindle or stud 54 secured in a bracket 55 attached to the chassismember 40, A spring 67 is mounted between the stud 54 and arm 50 toinsure that roller 51 positively engages cam 52. The pulley 53 is drivenfrom a driving pulley 56 secured to the rear axle by means of a belt orchain 57.

Thus, as the rear axle is rotated by the perambulator being wheeledalong, the cam 52 is rotated and rocks the L-shaped member 49, therebydriving the pinion 47 by means of the rack 48. Pinion 47 rotates theshaft 45 and by means of the crank 44 and rod 42 oscillates the baseabout its pivots.

In order to be able to render the rocking action inoperative whendesired, the arms 46 are connected by means of links 58 to the lower endportions 59 of the handle of the vehicle, which end portions are pivotedas at 60 to downwardly extending portions 61 and 62 of the chassismembers 40 and 41.

j By moving the handle forwardly therefore, a downward pull will beexerted on links 58 to rotate the arms 46 in an anticlockwise direction,as seen in Figure 5,

to bring a rod 63 extending between the arms 46 into engagement with astud 64 on the L-shaped member 49 and thereby lift the roller 51 out ofengagement with the cam 52 and maintaining the right hand arm of theL-shaped member stationary in its uppermost position. The rear axle isthen free to rotate without causing movement ofv the rack 48 and thecorresponding rocking action of the base.

The rear pivot pin of the in the upright 38 to permit base is receivedin a slot 65 of vertical movement of the rear of the base when the shaft45 is raised due to the.

rotation of the arms 46 to render the mechanism inoperative. A bracket66 is secured to the upright 38 and is adapted to engage the uppersurface of the base when in the raised position so as to stabilise thebase in a substantially horizontal plane.

It will be apparent that, when the perambulator is stationary, rockingof the handle backwards and forwards about its pivots will cause thepinion 47 to move relative to the rack 48, thereby rotating the shaft 45and causing the base to oscillate by means of the crank 44 and rod 42.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited to theaforedescribed embodiments thereof and that it may be applied to wheeledvehicles other than perambulators, such as for example pushcarts.

Conveniently, the perambulator may be also provided with a furthermechanism for actuating a sound producing device imitating, for example,the crying of an infant so that the rocking of the doll in theperambulator is accompanied by a crying sound. In such case it ispreferred to employ a mechanism of they type disclosed in my co-pendingUnited States patent application Serial No. 213,267, led February 28,1951.

What I claim is:

1. A toy perambulator, pushcart or like toy vehicle comprising a chassissupported on wheels, a body mounted on said chassis and providing anupwardly open receptacle adapted removably to receive a doll or like toynot forming part of the vehicle itself, a propelling handle for saidvehicle supported on said chassis for movement relative thereto, asupport disposed adjacent the bottom of said receptacle for supportingsaid doll or like toy in said receptacle, said support beingtransversely of less width than said body, means carried by said chassisfor supporting said support so as to provide for movement thereofrelative to said body, a lirst means operatively connecting said supportto said wheels to effect said movement of said support relative to saidbody of the vehicle concomitantly with rolling movement of the vehiclewheels upon a surface, and second means operatively connecting saidhandle to said rst connecting means and operable upon movement of said-handle relative to the chassis to render said firstconnecting meansinoperative to effect said movement of said support.

2. A toy perambulator, pushcart or like toy vehicle as defined in claiml in which said second operable means is connected to said support andis operable to impart movement to said support.

3. A toy perambulator, pushcart or like toy vehicle as dened in claim l,said support being connected by means of a flexible material to theupper perimeter of said receptacle.

4. A toy perambulator, pushcart or like toy vehicle comprising achassis, a propelling handle for said vehicle supported on said chassisfor movement relative thereto, an axle having wheels secured theretoadjacent the ends thereof and carried by said chassis for rotation ofsaid axle relative'thereto upon rolling movement of said wheels upon asurface, a body secured to said chassis providing an upwardly openreceptacle adapted removably to receive a doll or like toy not forming apart of the vehicle itself, said body providing an opening at the bottomthereof generally coextensive with said receptacle, a base disposedadjacent said bottom opening of said body and adapted to support thedoll or like toy in said receptacle, said base being transversely ofless width than said body and pivotally supported by said chassis foroscillating movement thereof upon a longitudinal axis extendinggenerally horizontal, cam means carried by said axle and adapted toengage members on said base for effecting said oscillating movement ofsaid base upon rotation of said wheels and said axle, and meansoperatively connecting said handle to said base and operable uponmovement of said handle relative to the chassis to disengage said cammeans and said members connected to said base.

5. A toy perambulator, pushcart or like toy vehicle as defined in claim4 in which said base is loosely pivoted at one end thereof upon saidchassis for said oscillation thereof about said longitudinal axis and atthe other end thereof is supported by said chassis for pivotal movementon said axis and for upward and downward bodily movement of said otherend of said base, said handle extending generally vertically andpivotally supported intermediate its ends upon said chassis andoperatively connected to said other end of said base for effecting saidupward and downward bodily movement of said other end of said base uponpivotal movement of said handle, said cam means comprising a pair ofcams secured to said axle at either side of the longitudinal axis ofsaid base, said cams being angularly displaced substantially withrespect to each other about said axle, said members comprising followermeans supported upon said base so as to engage said cams for effectingsaid oscillating movement of said base upon rotation of said axle andsaid wheels, said operative connection between said handle and saidother end of said base being effective bodily to move said other end ofsaid base so as to move said follower means into and out of engagementwith said cams upon said pivotal movement of said handle.

6. A toy perambulator, pushcart or like toy vehicle comprising achassis, an axle having wheels secured thereto adjacent the ends thereofand carried by said chassis for rotation of said axle relative theretoupon rolling movement of said wheels on a surface, a body secured tosaid chassis providing an upwardly open receptacle adapted removably toreceive a doll or like toy not forming a part of the vehicle itself,said body providing an opening at the bottom thereof generallycoextensive with said receptacle, a base disposed adjacent said bottomopening and adapted to support the doll or like toy in said receptacle,said base being transversely of less width than said body and looselypivoted at one end thereof upon said chassis for oscillating movementthereof upon an axis extending lengthwise of the vehicle and at theother end thereof being supported by said chassis for pivotal movementon said axis and for upward and downward bodily movement of said otherend of said base, a handle extending generally vertically and pivotallysupportd intermediate its ends upon said chassis and operativelyconnected to said other end of said base for effecting said upward anddownward bodily movement of said other end of said base upon pivotalmovement of said handle, a crank shaft supported by said handle at oneside of the pivotal support of said handle for rotation of said crankshaft on an axis extending transversely of the vehicle, the crank ofsaid crank shaft being disposed at one side of said lengthwise extendingaxis of said base, a connecting rod connected at one end thereof to saidcrank and at the other end to said base at the same side of said pivotalaxis of said base for effecting oscillating movement of said base uponits axis upon rotation of said crank shaft, a disengageable drivingconnection between said axle and said crank shaft for driving said crankshaft upon rotation of said axle, said crank shaft being movable intoand out of driving connection with said axle upon pivotal movement ofsaid handle.

7. A toy perambulator, pushcart or like toy vehicle comprising achassis, an axle having wheels secured thereto adjacent the ends thereofand carried by said chassis for rotation of said axle relative theretoupon rolling movement of said wheels on a generally horizontal surface,a body secured to said chassis providing an upwardly open receptacleadapted removably to receive a doll or like toy not forming a part ofthe vehicle itself, said body providing an opening at the bottom thereofgenerally coextensive with said receptacle, a base disposed adjacentsaid -bottom opening and adapted to support the doll or like toy in saidreceptacle, said base being transversely of less width than said bodyand loosely pivoted at one end thereof upon said chassis for oscillatingmovement thereof upon an axis extending lengthwise of the vehicle and atthe other end thereof being pivotally supported on said axis and forbodily movement of said other end upwardly and downwardly with respectto said chassis, a handle extending generally vertically and pivotallysupported intermediate its ends upon said chassis, an arm pivoted uponsaid axle and operatively connected to said handle for reciprocatingpivotal movement thereof upon reciprocating pivotal movement of saidhandle, a crank shaft supported on said arm for rotation thereof on itsa xis outwardly of the pivotal axis of said arm, a connectlng rodconnecting the crank of said crank shaft to said base at one side of thelongitudinal pivotal axis of said base for effecting oscillatingmovement of said base upon rotation of said crank shaft on its axis, apinion on said crank shaft rotatable therewith upon rotation of saidcrank shaft, a quadrant gear pivotally supported on said axle andengaging said pinion for effecting rotation of said pinion and saidcrank shaft upon pivotal movement of said quadrant gear on its axis,means drivingly connected to the axle providing a disengageable drivingconnection between said `axle and said quadrant gear for effectingreciprocating movement of said quadrant gear and reciprocating rotationof said pinion to produce said oscillating movement of said base, andmeans providing engagement of said arm with said quadrant gear to effectpivotal movement of said quadrant gear on its axis upon pivotal movementof said arm in a given direction, said driving connection beingdisconnectible from said quadrant gear upon said movement of saidquadrant gear engaged by said arm moved in said given direction.

8. A toy perambulator, pushcart or like toy vehicle as defined in claim7 in which said means providing a driving connection comprises a camfollower carried by said quadrant gear and a cam engaging said followert0 effect said reciprocating movement of said quadrant gear uponrotation of said cam, and driving means connected between said axle andsaid cam to effect rotation of said cam upon rotation of said axle.

9. A toy perambulator, pushcart or like toy vehicle as defined in claim8 in which said cam follower is supported by said quadrant so as to bemovable out of engagement with said cam to effect disconnection of saidquadrant from said means providing the driving connection between saidaxle and said quadrant upon said movement of said quadrant gear engagedby said arm moved in said given direction.

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